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About SBE Chapter 37

SBE Chapter 37 is a local, Washington, DC-based professional organization of friendly radio, television, and multimedia technology professionals. Our group includes local, national, and international network technicians, consulting engineers, electronics manufacturers, and Federal employees working in media and broadcasting positions. If that describes you, you’re welcome to attend one of our meetings or join our group!

Most of our members live, work, or have roots in Washington, DC or the nearby Maryland or Virginia Suburbs.  We meet most months to exchange ideas, increase our skill levels, and (sometimes) just to socialize. Chapter 37 is part of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), the only organization devoted to the advancement of all levels and types of broadcast engineering. With nearly 5,000 members and 114 local chapters worldwide, the SBE provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of information to help media professionals keep pace with our rapidly changing industry. The SBE amplifies the voices of broadcast engineers by validating skills with professional certification, offering educational opportunities to maintain and expand those skills, and speaking out on technical regulatory issues that affect how you work.

Regardless of your area of broadcast interest, you are sure to find a warm welcome at the Washington DC Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Please join us at our next meeting and try us out for size. We hope you will enjoy your visit.


SBE Chapter 37 Current Events

    Featuring
    Vinay Purohit
    CloudJuncxion
    Who: Vinay Purohit
    From: Cloud Juncxion
    What: Bandwidth Virtualization
    When: August 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
    Where: Virtual Zoom Meeting - Register Here

    Vinay Purohit, Founder & CTO of CloudJuncxion, will discuss the company's Seeker product, an advanced SD-WAN solution built on CloudJuncxion's Bandwidth Virtualization® technology, and how it can be used to modernize and enhance the connectivity, reliability, and performance of content-distribution networks.

    Vinay Purohit is a technologist, inventor, and entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience at startups and large corporations spanning diverse technology domains such as Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Telecom, Data Networking, Wireless, and SATCOM. He’s the founder and CTO at CloudJuncxion, a leader in SD-WAN technology that’s fundamentally disrupting how networks are envisioned, designed, and implemented across military/DoD and commercial verticals. CloudJuncxion also provides cloud-based security solutions for enterprises with stringent security requirements by using an innovative heterogeneous multi-cloud architecture. Prior to CloudJuncxion, he was the CTO of the New Ventures group at Alcatel-Lucent and invented the VSA (Virtual Spectrum Aggregation) technology that allows innovative use of disjoint blocks of wireless spectrum for resilient communications. Vinay was the principal architect of the transmission system for Sirius Satellite Radio (now Sirius XM) and was responsible for the architecture and engineering of the satellite uplink as well as the OFDM terrestrial repeater network in early 2000s. At Bell Labs, he was the lead architect and principal engineer for numerous data-networking R&D initiatives spanning over a decade. Vinay holds six patents and has multiple publications. He holds B.Tech (’91) and M.S. (’93) degrees in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and Texas A&M University, respectively.

     
    Featuring
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    SBE Chapter 37 Picnic
    Who: Jim Peck and More
    From: SCMS Inc.
    What: SBE Chapter 37 Annual Picnic & Board Nominations
    When: September 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
    Where: WFED-AM Transmitter Site - Register Here
    Address: 2015 University Blvd West
    Wheaton, MD 20902 United States

    The SBE Chapter 37 annual picnic at the WFED (formerly WTOP) historical art deco transmitter site in picturesque Wheaton, MD will be held on Saturday September 20st, starting at 12 noon.   

    The picnic is an opportunity to meet with broadcast engineering friends along with their families, spouses, and significant others. As usual, we'll tell a few "war stories" and dine on delicious fare from TBD. The chapter will also start collecting nominees for the board for 2026.

     
    Who: John Smith
    What: Test Event – No Ticket, No RSVP
    When: December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
    Where: WETA TV & FM - Register Here
    Address: 3939 Campbell Avenue
    Arlington, VA 22206 United States

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    Test Event 2 – RSVP Only
    with John Smith
    Who: John Smith
    What: Test Event 2 – RSVP Only
    When: December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
    Where: WETA TV & FM - Register Here
    Address: 3939 Campbell Avenue
    Arlington, VA 22206 United States

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    Who: John Smith
    What: Test Event 3 – Tickets Only
    When: December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
    Where: WETA TV & FM - Register Here
    Address: 3939 Campbell Avenue
    Arlington, VA 22206 United States

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